{"id":12739,"date":"2016-08-01T01:10:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T06:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=13377"},"modified":"2016-07-31T00:53:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T05:53:14","slug":"she-who-is-all-the-goddess-of-ten-thousand-names-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2016\/08\/01\/she-who-is-all-the-goddess-of-ten-thousand-names-18\/","title":{"rendered":"She Who is All – The Goddess of Ten Thousand Names"},"content":{"rendered":"

Domnu<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: <\/i><\/span><\/span>www.tianaart.com<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Not very well known, Domnu is the Ancient Mother Goddess of the Fomorii, ancestors to the Celts, before the arrival of Danu and the Tuatha de Dannaan, by whom, it is said, She was overthrown.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Domnu was in the *before time*, deeply asleep in the abyss in the land of mist. She spoke the spell: <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

“I am Domnu the spirit that moves in the abyss beyond time,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My face is desire, my eyes sees all, my pain is loneliness, and my womb give birth to all,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And my breast will feed the voided,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For I am Domnu mother and bringer of life and bringer of death renewed,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am the eye that sees, I am the heart that thinks, and the tongue that speaks,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am the three I am the one, I am the Mother of all.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And an eternal mist spread to the fire eternal, and the mist was cold that fire eternal,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And Tir-na-h’Oigh was formed, and the secret pathway was laid, and this would be a place of eternal beauty at no living eyes would see, Sep in a dream.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At Her words, the world and its’ peoples were birthed.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dom<\/i><\/span>nu’s name means “the deep” and that is where Her children, the Formorii, are said to have come, from deep within the darkness of the sea, the depths of the waters, where all life is born.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is the great Mother of the Oceans and her names are many — Queen of the Deep, Lady of Springs and Wells, Goddess of the Deep and Flowing Water.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: avalonessences.co.uk<\/a>)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The waters of Her ocean home evaporate in to the clouds, which bring rain to our Earth, giving us lakes, rivers, and streams. The water returns to the ocean and, thus, the cycle begins again.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With her deep connection to the waters, it is no surprise that She is associated with the whales, dolphins, seals and selkies. She, herself, is sometimes seen as a Mermaid.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Just as She is the element of Water, from which all life flows, She is our emotions, as it is from Her that we receive our passions and our desires. She is in our blood, our sweat and our tears. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She insists that we feel, and feel deeply. She knows that with her gifts of compassion and understanding, we can cleanse ourselves in her waters, heal our emotional wounds and gain an inner wisdom. Her wish is for us to learn to live with the ebbs and flows of our lives, like the ebbs and flows of the ocean tides.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Domnu’s Sabbat is the just-passed Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) and, naturally Hers colors are the blue and turquoise of the sea.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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(Photo Credit: <\/i><\/span><\/span>www.tianaart.com<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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You can honor Domnu in many ways: going to the beach and immersing yourself in the ocean; you may take a ritual bath, at home, in salted water; decorate your altar with a chalice and shells, two of her symbols. You can donate your money or your time to organizations that work to save the oceans and the life within it, such as Ocean Conservancy, Oceana or Save the Whales.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As the summer gets going in all its’ glory, take the time to find your way to the ocean, immerse yourself in Her watery depths, and honor this ancient Mother Goddess. Domnu will bless you for it.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Resources: <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

oldtales.ning.com<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

goddessaday.com<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

norfolkgoddesstemple.co.uk<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Domnu (Photo Credit: www.tianaart.com) Not very well known, Domnu is the Ancient Mother Goddess of the Fomorii, ancestors to the Celts, before the arrival of Danu and the Tuatha de Dannaan, by whom, it is said, She was overthrown. Domnu was in the *before time*, deeply asleep in the abyss in the land of mist. She spoke the spell: “I am Domnu the spirit that moves in the abyss beyond time, My face is desire, my eyes sees all, my pain is loneliness, and my womb give birth to all, And my breast will feed the voided, For I am Domnu mother and bringer of life and bringer of death renewed, I am the eye that sees, I am the heart that thinks, and the tongue that speaks, I am the three I am the one, I am the Mother of all. And an eternal mist spread to the fire eternal, and the mist was cold that fire eternal, And Tir-na-h’Oigh was formed, and the secret pathway was laid, and this would be a place of eternal beauty at no living eyes would see, Sep in a dream.” At Her words, the world and its’ peoples were birthed. Domnu’s name means “the deep” and that is where Her children, the Formorii, are said to have come, from deep within the darkness of the sea, the depths of the waters, where all life is born. She is the great Mother of the Oceans and her names are many — Queen of the Deep, Lady of Springs and Wells, Goddess of the Deep and Flowing Water. (Photo Credit: avalonessences.co.uk) The waters of Her ocean home evaporate in to the clouds, which bring rain to our Earth, giving us lakes, rivers, and streams. The water returns to the ocean and, thus, the cycle begins again. With her deep connection to the waters, it is no surprise that She is associated with the whales, dolphins, seals and selkies. She, herself, is sometimes seen as a Mermaid. Just as She is the element of Water, from which all life flows, She is our emotions, as it is from Her that we receive our passions and our desires. She is in our blood, our sweat and our tears. She insists that we feel, and feel deeply. She knows that with her gifts of compassion and understanding, we can cleanse ourselves in her waters, heal our emotional wounds and gain an inner wisdom. Her wish is for us to learn to live with the ebbs and flows of our lives, like the ebbs and flows of the ocean tides. Domnu’s Sabbat is the just-passed Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) and, naturally Hers colors are the blue and turquoise of the sea. (Photo Credit: www.tianaart.com) You can honor Domnu in many ways: going to the beach and immersing yourself in the ocean; you may take a ritual bath, at home, in salted water; decorate your altar with a chalice and shells, two of her symbols. You can donate your money or your time to organizations that work to save the oceans and the life within it, such as Ocean Conservancy, Oceana or Save the Whales. As the summer gets going in all its’ glory, take the time to find your way to the ocean, immerse yourself in Her watery depths, and honor this ancient Mother Goddess. Domnu will bless you for it. Resources: oldtales.ning.com goddessaday.com norfolkgoddesstemple.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12739\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}